Despite the controversy, Starmer’s visit has yielded tangible agreements

Does Britain have any leverage over human rights or security concerns or is it a decaying nation that cannot risk trade relations, asks professor of global history Peter Frankopan

Keir Starmer is the first PM since Theresa May to visit China, but political editor David Maddox explains why a trip to Beijing now – amid faltering relations with the US and…

The prime minister’s trip to Beijing has prompted concerns over security risks

Executives from Airbus, AstraZeneca and HSBC are joining Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a rare China visit, highlighting the business focus of the trip amid strained global trade…

Keir Starmer this week leads a delegation of British businesses to China as he tries to rebuild relations with Beijing.

That comes just one day after India and the EU announced a "landmark" free trade deal, as countries recalibrate supply chains and trade ties away from the U.S.

The prime minister has said he will ‘raise the issues that need to be raised’ on human rights in talks with Xi Jinping tomorrow

BEIJING: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, hoping to restore long fraught relations. It is the first…

The PM is under pressure to raise several difficult subjects, including China’s espionage activity, when he meets with President Xi Jinping on Thursday

After almost a decade of strained Sino-British relations, Britain's Keir Starmer arrived in Beiing on a visit he hopes will help will deliver growth.

The prime minister seeks to strengthen ties with China but faces fierce criticism from opponents at home.

Keir Starmer has landed in China to meet Xi Jinping, in the first trip to the country by a UK prime minister in eight years. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to Guardian political editor…

The high-stakes visit aims to balance diplomatic engagement with addressing critical domestic and international concerns

Sir Keir Starmer and Xi Jinping met on Thursday, 29 January, as the UK and China seek to improve long-strained relations. Sir Keir, the first British prime minister to visit China…

Britons will be able to travel to China for 30 days without a visa under the new deal, which will apply to both tourists and business travellers

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in China on Thursday, two weeks after Canada's Mark Carney, and ahead of a likely visit by the German chancellor. These visits are a…

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has portrayed his trip as a pragmatic move to improve UK-China relations.

PM says trip to China has put relationship in stronger place, but possible return visit angers British critics

PM praised for not pressuring Xi over his ties with Putin on a trip seen as business ‘taking precedence over politics’

Several deals have been struck so far but there does not appear to be a big bundle of investments worth billions